Great Plains Fire Science Exchange

70th TSSRM Youth Range Workshop
2024-06-16 08:00 - 2024-06-21 17:00 (America/Chicago)
June 16-21, 2024 is the 70th Youth Range Workshop. Spend the week at the Texas Tech Center near Junction, Texas on the banks of the Llano River, nearby ranches and the Kerr WMA exploring and learning all about rangeland ecosystems, the plants, animals and people that thrive there and depend upon these rangelands for survival. 65% of Texas is rangeland, over 100 million acres! Focusing on science, stewardship, and leadership while building a network of contacts sure to last a lifetime!

Knox Co Rangeland, Fire and Wildlife Tour
2024-06-21 09:00 - 14:00 | The Barn at God’s Country, Center, NE, United States
Tour to local sites benefitting from recent prescribed burning along with other grazing and habitat improvement practices. Lunch provided. Co-sponsored with Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and the Verdigris-Bazile Rangeland Cooperative.

SD Range Management Workshop
2024-06-25 - 2024-06-27 | Sturgis, Sturgis

Talking Fire Webinar: Crisis Communications
2024-06-26 12:00 - 13:30
Fire practitioners are increasingly involved in working with the media to communicate about fire. Whether covering the aftermath of a destructive wildfire or helping local audiences understand the purpose of prescribed fire, it can be challenging to understand how to work with media outlets to best transmit your message. This webinar series, presented by the Fire Learning Network & Fire Networks, will feature panel discussions with media and communications professionals as well as fire practitioners.

FREE SD Grassland Coalition tour- Oak Lake Field Station
2024-07-17 10:00 - 12:00
July-17.

FREE SD Grazing tour- Redfield Area
2024-07-19 10:00 - 12:00

FREE SD Grazing tour- Lower Brule Wildlife office
2024-07-22 10:00 - 12:00

NE Grazing Conference
2024-08-06 - 2024-08-07 | Kearney, NE
NebraskaGrazingConfSched2024

Prescribed Fire Seasonality and Frequency
2024-08-27 08:00 - 17:00
Come see how fire seasonality and frequency affect grassland systems. Site will include fall, spring, and summer burned units with the potential of live fire demonstration, weather permitting.

Fire Seasonality and Frequency Tour
2024-08-27 10:30 - 14:30 | Linwood, NE, 2490 Road 45, Linwood, NE, United States
Fire Seasonality and Frequency Tour

Registration Link

Women's Livestock Nutritional Monitoring Workshop
2024-09-04 08:00 - 2024-09-05 17:00 | Sonora, TX, Sonora, TX, United States

7th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop
2024-09-16 08:00 - 2024-09-19 17:00 | Atlantic City, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ, United States

Free SD Grazing tour- Yankton Area
2024-09-19 10:00 - 12:00

Fire Field Day
2024-09-20 08:00 - 17:00 | Euchee Butterfly Farm, 14024 E 171 St S, Bixby, OK, 74008, United States

Tribal Collaborations and Agreements: the Community Navigators Program
2024-09-26 13:30 - 15:00
This presentation will set the stage for a workshop on the same topic during the October 2024 Arizona Tribal Fire and Forestry Summit.

AZ Tribal Fire & Climate Resilience Summit
2024-10-08 08:00 - 2024-10-10 17:00 | San Carlos Apache Gold Casino & Resort
This summit is part of an ongoing effort to respect tribal sovereignty and treaty rights by supporting tribal use of fire as part of cultural and ecological resilience, and seeks to increase capacities, ameliorate challenges, and share examples that can guide tribes across the Southwest. In 2023, we gathered virtually to explore issues facing tribes relating to wildfire, climate change, and natural resource management. In 2024, we will gather at the San Carlos Apache Nation
Info Link:https://www.swfireconsortium.org/2024/04/12/2024-az-tribal-summit/

2024 Canadian Prairies TREX
2024-10-21 08:00 - 2024-10-25 17:00

Front Range Forest & Fire Symposium Jam Session
2024-10-21 09:00 - 15:00 | Butterfly Pavillion, 6252 W 104th Ave, Westminster, 88020, United States

Annual National Conference-Indian Nations Conservation Alliance
2024-10-24 08:00 - 2024-10-26 17:00 | South Point Hotel Casino and Spa, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV, 89183, United States

2nd UAS Integration for Fire Operation Workshop
2024-10-30 12:30 - 15:30
Oct_30_FireDataWorkshop

SW Fire Ecology Conference
2024-11-18 - 2024-11-22 | La Fonda on the Plaza, Santa Fa, NM, United States

Community Wildfire Mitigation Best Practices Training
2024-12-03 08:00 - 2024-12-05 17:00 | Georgetown, TX, United States

National Grazing Lands Coalition
2024-12-04 - 2024-12-06 | Tucson, Arizona
“GRAZING LANDS MAKE UP MORE THAN A QUARTER OF ALL PRIVATE LAND ACRES IN THE UNITED STATES AND MORE THAN 22,000 PUBLIC LAND RANCHERS MAINTAIN 250 MILLION ACRES OF U.S. PUBLIC LANDS.”

64th Annual WY Rural Fire Meeting
2024-12-04 08:00 - 2024-12-06 17:00 | Casper, WY
2024 Rural Fire Meeting Tri-Fold Brochure

Prescribed Fire and Wetlands: an Important but Rarely Told Story Webinar
2024-12-12 10:00 - 12:00
Zoom Link

Wetlands are the forgotten sibling of the prescribed fire world. While upland ecosystems across the Eastern U.S. have received significant attention for their fire-dependency, wetlands—characterized by their more episodic encounters with fire—rarely receive equitable fire management investments. Fire managers face unique challenges in these environments, where hydric soils, muck, and dense vegetation can prolong smoke production, encourage smoldering, and hinder vehicle access. As a result, fire-dependent wetlands nationwide have suffered, leading to declines in numerous plant and animal species. In this Fueling Collaboration panel discussion, we will explore the role of fire in various wetland ecosystems and examine the challenges and opportunities associated with its use. Join us as we hear from scientists, land managers, and biologists working in pocosins, marshes, swamps, bogs, and isolated wetlands.

SD Private Land Prescribed Fire Forum
2024-12-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Cedar Shores Resort, Chamberlain, SD, United States
SAVE the DATE_ SD Private Land Prescribed Fire Forum

PFTC Interagency Burn Plan Workshop
2025-01-13 08:00 - 2025-01-17 17:00
Workshop Link
Summary: This workshop will provide an opportunity to improve and refine burn plans. Through content delivery, practical exercise, small group activity; participants will write new or edit existing burn plans building on principles discussed. This will provide continuing education on burn plan preparation to improve collective understanding of prescribed fire plans, regardless of agency. Participants will receive credit for RT-300.

Potential benefits and objectives for participants:

Opportunity to learn & work in a focused environment, free from distractions of the day job,
Acquire new skills, address specific challenges, or explore unique topics,
Access to Subject Matter Expert (SME) – help with fire behavior modeling and writing,
Collaboration and networking with peers, including
Examples of good burn plans that can be used as templates,
Latest policy direction (NWCG and agency specific),
Tech review support (as time allows),
Practical knowledge and opportunity for participants to apply what they’ve learned

Intended Audience:

Interagency participants

(NGO, state, private, municipal, tribal, federal)
NWCG qualifications are NOT a pre-requisite for this course.

Burn Boss trainees
Newly qualified Burn Bosses
Burn plan writers
Line officers (Agency Administrators)
Fuels Technicians, Fuels Specialists, and Fire Management Officers

Timeline:

Outreach and application: October 15 – November 12th @ 1100 PM Mountain time
Selection: Notifications by November 20th
Workshop dates: January 13th-17th, 2025

Where: Multi-hub synchronous delivery with in-person gatherings at each Hub:

California: Redding, CA
Intermountain area: Boise, ID
Rocky Mountain area: Fort Collins, CO
Eastern area: Marquette, MI

To apply:
Please submit a nomination via the Learning Portal (link below),

Course application: Burn Plan Workshop 2025 – Application – or scan link below
This process should take less than 5 minutes.

For questions, please email us at SM.FS.PFTC@usda.gov
Nominations will be approved no later than November 19th

NE Prescribed Fire Workshop- In Person
2025-01-15 09:00 - 15:00 | Jubilee Events and Catering

NE Prescribed Fire Workshop- In Person
2025-01-21 09:00 - 15:00 | Ericson Fire Hall

NE Prescribed Fire Workshop- In Person
2025-01-22 09:00 - 15:00 | Elwood Legion Hall
